Shipping case



Patented Sept. 1e, 1934 SSUNrEDf STATES PMENWFFC j Y SHIPPING CASE 4Email L. Herbelsheimer,

Deance, Ohio, assignor f: `to '1`heDefance Pressed Steel Company, Der--` fiance, Ohio, a.V corporation of Ohio Application Apta 26, 1933.; SeatNd. '668,089 comme. (Cieza- 73) `This invention relatesto shipping cases which are primarily adapted for 'handling bottles or other articles of a similar nature.

According to the invention, the cases are c onstructed chiefly or Wholly from metal-,f and *the present construction has been devisedprimarily with the object of providing a case that wiil not become distorted or broken under the Vextremely rough handling to which such cases are often subjected. More specically, the invention is concerned with novel and improved means for 'securing the bottom of the ca se to the side and end'walls thereof and at the same time reinforcing the bottom ange member and the bottom corner connections against distortion, and providing means whereby the cases may be stacked one upon the other. j

The detailed construction of the invention in its preferred form will be more particularly described in connection withthe accompanying drawings, in which-v Figure 1 isV an isometric view of an inverted 'oase constructed according to the invention;

, Figure 2 is a` section taken on the line 2- 2 of Figure 1; A I

Figure 3 is anisometric view of the rectangularframe whichfacilitates. stacking;

Figure 4"is'an isometricview of the bottom before it is attached;

Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Figure 1.

As illustrated in the drawings, the case is formed with rectangular metallic side Walls and end walls 11, each of the latter being provided with a hand hole 12. The bottom is formed with side strips 13 connected by end strips 14, both the side and end strips being formed from sheet metal welded or otherwise suitably secured together at the corners. The opposite sides 13 are connected by transversewires 15 on which the bottoms of the bottles rest.- These Wires 15 have laterally turned ends 16 anchored in beads 1'?v which are formed on the side strips by rolling the inner edge of each strip outwardly about the Wire ends 16 and back upon itself as shown at 26 The interior construction which provides separate cells or compartments for the individual bottles is not shown since it does not constitute a part of the present invention.

The Wires 15 are supported midway of their length by a longitudinal rib 18, which is also formed of sheet metal, bent upon itself, as shown at 27, the edge portions of the rib being turned outwardly to form shoulders 28 and then rolled to form beads 19, which constitute a central skid.

This-skid i's-reiniorcedby a longitudinal strip 20 which.v is-held between the inside edges of the beads 19 and the shoulders 28 and iswelded at `its ends to the end strips 14. A stiffl rectangular angle bar frame 21 em- 60 braces the beads i7 and the ends of the skids 18 and is'secured to the edges 13 Yand 14 ofthe bottoin.- The vertical flange 22 of this anglev bar frame isadapted to constitute a supporting base for the case or to be inserted inthe top ofan underlying case when stacking.

The side members 13 of the bottom are beveled at the ends and the transverse bottom members 14 have obliquely disposed ends 23 which are welded to the side members 13 adjacent their 70 beveled ends, as shown in vFigure 4. In attaching the bottom to the side and end walls, the latter `are turned outwardly, as shown at 24. The bote tom is then placed thereon and the edges of the side 'and end walls are folded about the edges of the strips 13 and 14, as shown at 25 in Figures 2 and 5. The angle bar frame 21 is then placed in position with its horizontal flange portion against the folded back edges 26 and the sides and ends of the case are thenfolded inwardlyabout the horizontalv ange to completethe assembly. In this operation the overlapping portions 23"of the side and end strips 13 and v14 are securely interlocked, as Will be evident from Figures 1 and 2. At the same time the angle bar frame 21 is securee ly locked between the folded edges 13 and the beads 17 and also between the folded edges 14 and the ends of the skids 19. The folding of the strips 14 also serves to strengthen the connection between the reinforcing members 20 and the ends of the case. f By this construction the bottom is effectively secured to the side and end walls by interlocking seams which are folded about the ange of the angle bar frame and rigidly secure it. The interlocking seams also extend across the overlapping portions of the bottom strips, thereby diagonally reinforcing the corners. The manufacture of the case is therefore greatly simplied, and at the same time the greatest rigidity is secured for the bottom of the case and its connections with the side and end Walls.

While I have shown and described speciiically the preferredconstruction, it is apparent that the same may be' considerably modified without departing from the scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim is:

1. A shipping case comprising metallic side and end walls, a bottom, an angle bar frame adjacent bottom with their ends anchored to said strips,l

Y and an intermediate supporting member for said wires, said intermediate supporting member being bound at its ends in said interlocking seams.

'3. A shipping case comprising" metallic side and end walls, a bottom having side'and end strips welded together at the-cor'riers, said str-ipsv and end walls, a bottom having side and end and the adjacent portions of said walls `being folded to form interlocking seams, the 'welded'erid'` of each strip extending across the fold lineof the adjacent strip to foi-rn a diagonally reinforced some1* @Onsectorl- 4. A shipping case comprising metallic sideand end walls, a bottom having side and end lstrips overlapping at the corners, one of the overlape ping ends being laterally beveled and the adjacent endof the other strip being disposed obliquely along the beveled end and welded thereto, said strips andthe adjacent edges of the walls Abeing folded together to form interlocking seams which latter to each' otheA 5. A shipping case comprising metallic side and end vwalls, a bottom having side and end strips overlappingfat the corners, extensions on the ends of one pair of said strips extending inwardly, interlocking'seamsconnecting the bottom strips to the respective side and end kwalls whereby said extensions are folded into the next adjacent sides of the case, and a reinforcing frame held by said interlocking seams. Y

. 6`.'A" shipping case 'comprising` metallic side and'end walls, and a bottom having overlapping side and .end strips, one pair. of said strips having parts extending obliquelyV inwardly from thek ends thereof, s'ol that upon foldedinterlocking of the side and end'strips with the respective side and lock the walls to the strips and the ends of the jbe'a'dh'ed parts thereofy and having its ends fasi tened to the Aend strips and bound in said inter- "locking seams.

' 'to'form shoulders and rolled back to form beads,

and a', reinforcing strip carried between the shoulders of saidsupporting member andthe 8..A .shipping case comprising metallic side lupon`itself "to forni a rib, and flanged to form 10g a channel portion, said ribportion being 4perforated torece'ive Ysaid wires, and a reinforcing strip in said channel portion fastened at its* ends tol said strips and bound'in said'interlocking seams.

. 91 A` shipping case comprisingmetallicside and .105 end walls, a bottom' having, overlapping sideand en'd'strips, vone pair of said vstrips having parts extending obliquely inward from the ends thereof,

yso that upon folded interlockingfof the side and end strips with the respective side'andend walls no to ,form interlocking seamsgthe extended portions ofone pair of said stripsare received fin -theznext adjacent Walls, wiresextending across thebottom and anchored in said stripsfanintermediatesupf porting member* for saidfwir'es r`corriprising a 115 metallic strip doubledupon itself to -f'ormj'a k:rib portion and flanged torformlaeliannel portion, saidV rib portion being perforated `toreceive lsaid wires, "and a reinforcing `strijg'i 'in said channel portion fastenedY atV its en'dsto said end strips and 120 bound in,` said interlocking seams.

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